A case report of cocaine abuse, acute coronary syndrome, and eroded plaque: stent or not stent?
Isabel Muñoz PousaUbaldo HernándezVíctor Alfonso Jiménez DíazPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Young age, history of active smoking, and cocaine use are common clinical features in patients with ACS due to an eroded plaque. These patients frequently display a STEMI with the involvement of a single coronary vessel. Optical coherence tomography imaging aids to a precise diagnosis and to define a proper treatment.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- optical coherence tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- high resolution
- coronary artery
- antiplatelet therapy
- prognostic factors
- smoking cessation
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- patient reported outcomes
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- diabetic retinopathy
- left ventricular
- replacement therapy